Legal Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Legal
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 80 111
Rank change year-on-year -12 +31 +39
Permanent jobs citing Legal 789 1,128 1,025
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.75% 3.42% 2.92%
As % of the General category 4.91% 5.60% 4.48%
Number of salaries quoted 297 601 697
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,629 £32,210
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,512
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -1.79% -1.75%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £94,250 £83,759 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
Work from Home

Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16,079 20,127 22,856
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 76.43% 61.07% 65.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8,108 14,111 16,402
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,500 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -9.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,978 £82,500
90th Percentile £102,410 £97,500 £103,750
UK median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% -

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Legal trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Legal.

Legal salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Legal over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

Legal salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 29 (3.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 21 (2.66%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.03%) CMS
4 5 (0.63%) Drupal
5 2 (0.25%) Confluence
5 2 (0.25%) WordPress
6 1 (0.13%) IIS
Applications
1 40 (5.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.14%) AutoCAD
5 8 (1.01%) Photoshop
6 7 (0.89%) Adobe Premiere
7 6 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.38%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.13%) InDesign
10 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (1.90%) Elite 3E
2 4 (0.51%) Visualfiles
3 2 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.25%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.13%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 66 (8.37%) Azure
2 61 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (4.31%) Power Platform
4 18 (2.28%) Entra ID
5 17 (2.15%) OneDrive
5 17 (2.15%) SaaS
6 13 (1.65%) Power Automate
6 13 (1.65%) PowerApps
7 12 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (1.27%) AWS
9 7 (0.89%) Google Analytics
10 6 (0.76%) Collibra
11 3 (0.38%) Alation
11 3 (0.38%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.38%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.38%) Google Docs
11 3 (0.38%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.38%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.25%) GCP
12 2 (0.25%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.39%) Network Security
2 8 (1.01%) Firewall
3 7 (0.89%) VPN
4 5 (0.63%) Intranet
5 4 (0.51%) MPLS
5 4 (0.51%) VoIP
6 3 (0.38%) Internet
7 2 (0.25%) DHCP
7 2 (0.25%) DNS
7 2 (0.25%) LAN
7 2 (0.25%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.25%) Wireless
8 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.13%) WAN
8 1 (0.13%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.06%) Power BI
2 11 (1.39%) SQL Server
2 11 (1.39%) Tableau
3 9 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.51%) Metadata
4 4 (0.51%) SAP BW
5 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.38%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.38%) Power Query
5 3 (0.38%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.13%) MySQL
7 1 (0.13%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.13%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.13%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (2.15%) JIRA
2 16 (2.03%) Selenium
3 5 (0.63%) Bazaar
4 4 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
5 3 (0.38%) Git
6 2 (0.25%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.13%) WebDriver
General
1 428 (54.25%) Law
2 322 (40.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 204 (25.86%) Social Skills
4 184 (23.32%) Finance
5 71 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
6 43 (5.45%) Public Sector
7 31 (3.93%) Retail
8 30 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
9 27 (3.42%) Marketing
10 26 (3.30%) Local Government
10 26 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (2.53%) Banking
12 11 (1.39%) Financial Institution
13 7 (0.89%) Advertising
13 7 (0.89%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.76%) Back Office
14 6 (0.76%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (0.76%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.51%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 80 (10.14%) Analyst
2 67 (8.49%) Senior
3 31 (3.93%) Lead
4 28 (3.55%) IT Support
5 21 (2.66%) Developer
6 20 (2.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (2.41%) Business Analyst
7 19 (2.41%) Civil Engineer
7 19 (2.41%) Development Engineer
8 16 (2.03%) Administrator
8 16 (2.03%) IT Manager
9 14 (1.77%) 2nd Line Support
9 14 (1.77%) Technologist
10 12 (1.52%) QA Engineer
10 12 (1.52%) Support Technician
11 11 (1.39%) 2nd Line Support Technician
11 11 (1.39%) Architect
11 11 (1.39%) Product Manager
12 10 (1.27%) Auditor
12 10 (1.27%) Data Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.53%) .NET
2 11 (1.39%) HTML
3 8 (1.01%) CSS
3 8 (1.01%) REST
4 6 (0.76%) RESTful
5 5 (0.63%) SOAP
6 4 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.51%) Middleware
6 4 (0.51%) Saxon XSLT
7 3 (0.38%) JSON
7 3 (0.38%) OAuth
7 3 (0.38%) OAuth2
7 3 (0.38%) OpenID
7 3 (0.38%) React
7 3 (0.38%) SAML
7 3 (0.38%) Web Services
8 2 (0.25%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.25%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.25%) Pandas
8 2 (0.25%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 286 (36.25%) Cyberattack
2 29 (3.68%) Onboarding
3 27 (3.42%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.30%) Self-Motivation
5 25 (3.17%) NHS
6 21 (2.66%) Social Media
7 16 (2.03%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.01%) Derivative
8 8 (1.01%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.01%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.01%) Virtual Team
9 7 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (0.89%) Blog
9 7 (0.89%) e-Learning
9 7 (0.89%) PKI
9 7 (0.89%) SCADA
10 6 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.63%) Learning Management System
11 5 (0.63%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.63%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 27 (3.42%) Windows
2 16 (2.03%) Mac OS
3 11 (1.39%) Linux
3 11 (1.39%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.89%) Windows Vista
5 4 (0.51%) Android
5 4 (0.51%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.38%) Unix
6 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (41.83%) Cybersecurity
2 298 (37.77%) Line Management
3 286 (36.25%) Creative Thinking
4 109 (13.81%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (11.03%) Agile
6 78 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 70 (8.87%) Decision-Making
8 65 (8.24%) Project Management
9 64 (8.11%) Stakeholder Management
10 62 (7.86%) Mentoring
11 59 (7.48%) Artificial Intelligence
12 54 (6.84%) Due Diligence
13 50 (6.34%) Analytics
14 47 (5.96%) Risk Management
15 40 (5.07%) Process Improvement
15 40 (5.07%) Roadmaps
16 38 (4.82%) Customer Service
17 36 (4.56%) Project Delivery
17 36 (4.56%) Time Management
18 34 (4.31%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 28 (3.55%) SQL
2 21 (2.66%) Python
3 20 (2.53%) C#
4 13 (1.65%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.39%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.01%) PHP
7 5 (0.63%) Java
8 4 (0.51%) Perl
8 4 (0.51%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.38%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.25%) C++
10 2 (0.25%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.25%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.13%) C
11 1 (0.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.13%) R
11 1 (0.13%) SOQL
11 1 (0.13%) VB
11 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 69 (8.75%) Degree
2 19 (2.41%) MRICS
2 19 (2.41%) Security Cleared
3 18 (2.28%) DBS Check
4 17 (2.15%) ISTQB
5 15 (1.90%) CISM
5 15 (1.90%) Postgraduate
6 12 (1.52%) ACCA
6 12 (1.52%) CISA
7 11 (1.39%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.14%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.01%) CIMA
10 7 (0.89%) Chartered Engineer
11 6 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.76%) CISSP
12 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.51%) MBA
14 3 (0.38%) CIPD
14 3 (0.38%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 293 (37.14%) NCSC
2 53 (6.72%) Accessibility
3 43 (5.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 29 (3.68%) GDPR
4 29 (3.68%) NIST
4 29 (3.68%) QA
5 19 (2.41%) SLA
6 16 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (1.39%) COBIT
8 10 (1.27%) Data Quality
9 9 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 8 (1.01%) GAAP
11 4 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.51%) GRC
11 4 (0.51%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.38%) HAZOP
12 3 (0.38%) IEC 61131
12 3 (0.38%) IEC 61508
13 2 (0.25%) IFRS
13 2 (0.25%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 35 (4.44%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.13%) Docker
3 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.13%) pfSense
3 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (3.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.76%) Functional Safety
3 5 (0.63%) SCCM
4 4 (0.51%) Cisco CUCM
5 1 (0.13%) AppManager
5 1 (0.13%) CASB
5 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 118 (14.96%) Microsoft
2 18 (2.28%) Intapp
3 17 (2.15%) VMware
4 15 (1.90%) Salesforce
5 14 (1.77%) iManage
5 14 (1.77%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.65%) Workday
7 12 (1.52%) Google
8 11 (1.39%) SAP
9 7 (0.89%) Xero
10 6 (0.76%) Aderant
10 6 (0.76%) Adobe
10 6 (0.76%) DocuSign
11 5 (0.63%) Citrix
12 4 (0.51%) Cisco
12 4 (0.51%) MuleSoft
13 3 (0.38%) Freshdesk
13 3 (0.38%) HubSpot
13 3 (0.38%) IBM
13 3 (0.38%) Oracle